Revisited projects

Several pieces of work, I felt weren't as good as I wanted them to be, in particular the editorials. I have edited a few, which show similarities to the originals but that I feel now, are much more complete.

The character on this image was a little static before, as the figure didn't have a specific pose. So this new pose shows the person actually decorating. This gives the editorial a lot more connection to the article.

This image originally showed a head, with the holiday related images within it, showing the thoughts of illness and holidays alike. This seemed quite confusing, so I simplified it, now showing pills overflowing out of a deckchair.

The only issue with this was the contrast between the silhouettes and the background. I have just lightened the background so the image is more distinguishable.

I had several problems with this image: with composition, text, and colours. I eventually found a selection of books to photograph, in which you couldn't see the titles of the books. I then used photoshop to add the text. This image looks much clearer than the previous ones.

The only problem with the advertisement was the contrast between the text, the monkey and the background. I painted a background and added it onto the image. This appears much clearer and each area is now distinguishable. 

The social gathering looked a little flat when I edited it on photoshop, so I decided to create a decoupage style image, so that the image has its own shadows, rather than creating them digitally. 

Children's Book

These are my visuals and final pieces for a children's book, involving an evil woman who likes to eat children. Both are painted using gouache, then edited on photoshop. I'm quite happy with them as I've tried to include a lot of expression within the characters.

Pocky

This is my final piece for an advertisement for the chocolate 'Pocky.' I've created several different paintings using gouache, then arranged and edited them on photoshop/illustrator. 

All the hands had to be painted separately as there was too much detail to put in such a small space.

This is the original visual, however it's quite dull and the composition isn't very eye catching, so I decided to make Frankenstein's monster more scary and made him have several arms instead.

Madness of Crowds

A editorial focussing on the deterioration of what Vegas stands for (gambling, drink, drugs etc) and becoming a more family friendly environment; as a result of the recession. The image shows gambling chips,  breaking away, to emphasise the downfall of Vegas. I am happy with the image, in particular the colour contrasts.

Sun, Sea, Sand and Sniffles

Another editorial. I think this needs resolving a little more, especially as the contrasts between the different images within the brain are not really strong enough. Also, I may play around a bit with the composition, possibly making separate heads for each theme.

This Column will change your life

This article explains the notion of small victories, making people happier than trying to succeed in bigger challenges. It shows how people are taking smaller pieces of a pie chart and getting further than people who are trying to deal with larger pieces.

How to... decorate

For the next several weeks, we will be given one Guardian editorial project a week, for which to create an new illustration for. The concept of this article was how we, as humans, decorate ourselves so much that it can become a significant part of our lives. My idea was to use the baroque style (mentioned in the article) and camouflage a figure into the wallpaper, so that it appears as if the person has somewhat become the actual decoration. I have two slightly different images, as I was unsure about what pose to have the figure in.